Introductions (Live at The International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - 8/24/69 Dinner Show) Lyrics

Before I go any further, ladies and gentlemen
I'd like to introduce the members of my, uh, band
Charlie this is Jerry
John, James
Okay, we can go on with the show now

First of all, the young ladies that opened our show tonight
They really live up to their name, ladies and gentlemen
The Sweet Inspirations, yeah

The beautiful quartet voices you hear in the back
Belong to the great Imperials, ladies and gentlemen
The Imperials

Young man on lead guitar
He's one of the finest guitar players I've ever met
His name is, uh, what is his name?
Oh, James Burton

Young man on rhythm guitar, he makes records for RCA
His name is John Wilkinson
John

The mans on, young mans
Thirty-four years old and can't talk
Uh, young man on drums, he's from Dallas, Big D
His name is Ronnie Tutt, ladies and gentlemen
Ronnie, yeah

The man on the fender bass
His name is Jerry Scheff, ladies and gentlemen
Jerry
So he's Tutt and he's Scheff
That's Tutt Scheff any way you look at it, man
I'll tell you for sure

Oh, Lord have mercy
Young man on...
Sure got a lot of nerve, boy, I'll tell you for sure
Young man on piano and organ, ladies and gentlemen
His name is Larry Muhoberac
Larry, yeah

The guy that hands me my water, guitars and stuff
He's a good friend of mine, I met him when I was in the army
His name is Charlie Hodge
Charlie

And our orchestra conductor, ladies and gentlemen
He's a heck of a nice fella
His name is Bobby Morris
Bobby

We would like you to give a nice hand
To the Bobby Morris Orchestra, ladies and gentlemen
Bobby Morris Woolly Boogers, man
Bunch of squirrels in that group back there, I'll tell ya

Uh, I'd like to say hello to somebody in the audience
Ladies and gentlemen, who's a very, very fine actor, man
And, uh, he's a good friend of mine, I've know him for quite a while
I'd like you to say hello to George Hamilton
George, where are you, man?
Oh, yeah, yeah, there he is

The power
He's made some good pictures, boy, I'll tell you for sure
A song they just did very well recently for me, ladies and gentlemen